kitchenings
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]kitchenings
- plural of kitchening
Noun
[edit]kitchenings pl (plural only)
- Scraps of food waste, especially that used for compost.
- 1972, Poet Lore - Volumes 67-68, page 116:
- 'Sister me, sister me," she said To John Annex, gardener and graveskeeper, Who carted the kitchenings to mulch the flowers.
- 1984, Rhoda Lerman, The Book of the Night, page 52:
- "Wild spores," Muncas added as if in explanation, wrapped a lump as large as his head in a cheesecloth, nodded at me, and carried his bundle to the kitchenings.